Improvement in slate-frames



nitd tate S. B. BUSHFIELD, JR., OF PABKERSBURG, 'WEST VIRGINIA.

Letters Patent No. 99,841. (lated February 15, L

IMPROVEMENT IN SLATB-FRAMES.

The sflledule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, S. B. BUSHFIELD, Jr., of Parkrsburg, in the county of Wood, and inthe State of Test Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Im provemeuts in Slate-Frames; and do hereby declare that-the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accom panying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in providing a slate-frame with a pencil-case and pencil-shalpener, as will be hereinafter fully set forth. n

In order to enable others skilled in t-he art to` which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a slate with my improvement attached, aud

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the frame and slide which covers the pencil-case.

A represents the slate, with the frame B made in any of the kno'wn and usual ways.'

One side of the frame B is bored out, as shown in fig. 1, so as to form a convenient receptacle in which: the pencil may be kept. The upper end of this receptacle, a, is covered by a sliding bar, b, which is dovetailed into theV upper side ofthe frame B.

. The upper side of the sliding bar b is corrugated or otherwise made uneven, so that it can be'used to sharpen the pencil upon.

Having thus fully` described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The slate-frame B, provided with recep'taclea and corrugated sliding bar b, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 12th day ofNovember,

S. B. BUSHFIELD, JR.

Witnesses E. TRUMAN, D. ROCCA. 

